Murrayhill 2, Columbia, Mo. 1, Final

The kids from Beaverton showed a lot of heart, coming from behind to defeat Columbia, Missouri 2-1 Monday night in the Little League World Series. Trailing 1-0 since the second inning, Murrayhill scored one in the fifth and one in the sixth to rally behind their ace pitcher, Jace Fry. Fry pitched a complete game, six innings, allowing just one run on three hits while striking out 10, including three to slam the door in the sixth. Fry was also a hitting hero as he delivered a game-tying RBI double following a one-out triple by Perry Lampman in the fifth inning. It was Miguel Rivera's double high off the wall in right field that got things going for Beaverton in the sixth inning. DeVon DeJardin followed with a single to center and the game-winning RBI.

With the win, Murrayhill finishes pool play at 2-1 and advances to the U.S. semifinals to be played later this week. They will represent one of four American teams and eight total teams left in the Little League World Series. Congratulations to Murrayhill Little League of Beaverton, Oregon!

- Aaron Grossman

Stars for Murrayhill

Jace Fry: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 10 K's; 1-3, double, RBI

DeVon DeJardin: 1-3, GW RBI single

Bottom 6

- Landon Clapp leads things off against Jace Fry. Last chance for Columbia...

- Clapp strikes out on a breaking ball off the outside part of the plate. Two more..

- 3B Beau Burkett goes down swinging at a breaking ball in the dirt. 9 K's. One more...

- Ford Zitsch represents the last hope for Columbia.

- Zitsch takes the 3-2 pitch up and away for ball four. One on, two out.

- Jeffrey Ausmus, 2-2 today, steps in.

- Fry strikes out Ausmus looking on a fastball on the outside corner. Ball game.

- 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left

Top 6

-2B Sam Albert leads things off in the last scheduled inning.

- After an 8-pitch at-bat, Albert flies high in the air to center, the catch is made by Ryan Schmidt.

- Miguel Rivera rips an opposite field double off the wall in right, very nearly missing a home run. One out, man at second.

- Austin Perry comes in as the special pinch-runner for Rivera.

- Perry advances to third on a passed ball by catcher Nick De Jong.

- DeVon DeJardin rips a single to center that falls in front of Ryan Schmidt. Perry scores easily and Beaverton nabs its first lead of the game. Beaverton 2, Columbia 1

- Toma Matisoff pops out in foul territory to first base. 1B Landon Clapp records a double play as he steps on first. DeJardin thought there were two outs and ran on the play.

- 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left

Bottom 5

- Gus Jackson leads off the inning for Columbia against Jace Fry.

- Jackson goes down swinging on a breaking ball down and in. One out.

- Jace Fry walks Ryan Schmidt. One on, one out.

- The pitch from Fry well outside moves Schmidt to second with one out.

- Schmidt takes third on another wild pitch.

- Fry records a big strikeout of Echelmeier on an outside fastball. Two out, Schmidt at third.

- P Ryan Phillips grounds one up the middle, SS Keller nabs it and fires to first for the out. Both 1B DeJardin and Phillips go down as they get tangled up, but both appear to be OK.

- 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left

Top 5

- Trevor Nix lines out right to the center fielder Ryan Schmidt. One out.

- Perry Lampman pinch hits in the nine spot.

- After fouling off several pitches, Lampman drives one to to right that gets past a diving Jeffrey Ausmus, Lampman into third with a triple.

- Corey Pool comes in for Lampman as the special pinch runner.

- Fry drives the first pitch the other way to left field for a double, scoring Pool and tying the game. Beaverton 1, Columbia 1

- Domogalla goes down swinging for out number two. Two man, man at second for Keller.

- SS Derek Keller grounds toward first, first baseman Landon Clapp makes a diving stab to his right and makes a fine play. But the score is tied.

- 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left

Bottom 4

- Ford Zitsch hits a high chopper back to the pitcher Fry, who gets his man at first. One out.

- Jeffrey Ausmus bloops a single in front of the right fielder for his second hit of the game.

- Sam Albert deposits the first pitch from Phillips right back up the middle and into center field for a leadoff single.

- Pinch-hitter Austin Perry bats for Rivera.

- Perry swings through an outside fastball for Phillips' seventh strikeout. One out, one on.

- DeVon DeJardin goes down swinging in similar fashion. Eight K's for Phillips. Two out, man at first.

- Alec Powell pinch-hits for Matisoff.

- Sam Albert gets caught off first, but is eventually awarded second base for defensive interference after a very long run down consisting of maybe 10 throws. Two out, man at second for Powell.

- Powell strikes out on a check-swing at an outside fastball.

- 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left

Bottom 3

- Ninth batter John Osborne strikes out looking on a fastball right down the pipe. One out.

- Pinch-hitter Carter Marcks takes ball four just off the outside corner and heads to first. One on, one out.

- Marcks advances to second as the ball gets away from C Trevor Nix.

- Marcks moves to third on a ball that bounces in front of the plate and goes all the way to the backstop.

- SS Willl Echelmeier takes a 3-2 pitch high and away for ball four. First and third, one out.

- Ryan Phillips takes ball four and the bases are loaded with one out for 1B Landon Clapp.

- Clapp goes down swinging on a beautiful breaking ball on the inside corner for a big out number two.

- Fry gets Beau Burkett to ground to second, Albert retires the batter and Beaverton gets out of the jam. Fry pitches around three walks.

- 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left

Top 3

- CF Corey Pool singles just past the second base bag on a ball neither the shortstop nor second baseman can handle.

- Austin Perry comes in as the special pinch runner for Pool as leadoff batter Jace Fry steps in.

- A curve ball gets by the catcher, allowing Perry to move to second with nobody out.

- Jace Fry goes down swinging on a heater outside. One out, man at second.

- Ryan Domogalla chases a high fastball for Phillips' fifth strikeout. Two out.

- Derek Keller fouls out to third base on the first pitch, stranding Perry at second.

- 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left

Bottom 2

- The lefty Jace Fry records his second strikeout as 1B Landon Clapp goes down swinging for out number one.

- 3B Beau Burkett hits a bloop single into right-center field for Columbia's firs hit.

- Ford Zitsch taps one in between first and second, 1B DeJardin ranges to his right to field the grounder and flips to 2B Albert for the nice out. Burkett moves to second.

- A wild pitch allows Burkett to advance to third with two out.

- Burkett scores on an infield hit down the third baseline by Jeffrey Ausmus as Fry's throw is just late at first. Columbia 1, Murrayhill 0

- Another wild pitch moves Ausmus to second.

- Nick De Jong waives through a breaking ball for strike three.

- 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left

Top 2

- DeVon DeJardin grounds to third for the first out.

- Toma Matisoff goes down swinging for Phillips' fourth strikeout.

- Trevor Nix takes the first pitch to 3B Beau Burkett for the 5-3 groundout to end the inning 1-2-3.

- 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left

Bottom 1

Jace Fry pitches to the team from Columbia, Missouri

- Ryan Schmidt goes down swinging on a fastball outside

- Will Echelmeier is hit by the pitch from Jace Fry

- Sam Albert ranges to his right at second base, steps on the bag and fires to first to turn the double play on a ground ball hit by P Ryan Phillips

- 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left

Top 1

Murrayhill will bat first facing Columbia pitcher Ryan Phillips

- Jace Fry goes down on three pitches. Phillips throwing the heat early...

- RF Bryan Domogalla takes an 0-2 pitch looking for strike three on the outside corner after fouling off a few pitches. And the strikeout count begins (2)

- Derek Keller rips a base hit right up the middle for the first hit of the ballgame.

- 2B Sam Albert singles the opposite way into left field, moving Keller to second. First and second, two down.

- Phillips strikes out the side as Miguel Rivera goes down looking on a fastball that paints the black on the outside edge.

- 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left

Pregame

Here we go, a decisive game between Murrayhill Little League and Daniel Boone National Little League from Columbia, Missouri. The winner advances to the LL World Series semifinals and the loser goes home. The team from Beaverton earned its first victory yesterday, a 9-1 rout of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Missouri fell to Lake Charles 1-0 in nine innings Friday night and earned its lone victory 14-5 yesterday over the team from Portsmouth, NH. Earlier today, Portsmouth defeated Lake Charles, 5-0, to earn the first spot in the U.S. semifinals from Pool B. Murrayhill suffered defeat at the hands of Portsmouth, 6-1, Friday afternoon. Beaverton vs. Columbia, Mo. is the lone remaining game in Pool B, with each squad facing elimination.

The first pitch is scheduled for 5:10 P.M. PST. Currently, ESPN2 is airing the conclusion of the Venezuela/Canada ballgame, which is headed to the sixth inning.

I'm Aaron Grossman and I'll be here as soon as the game makes the airways, likely soon after 5 P.M. I'll have play-by-play updates of tonight's action under the lights from Williamsport, Pennsylvania.